08/04/2026
Tulip Cards of Kashmir
In the heart of Kashmir, where mountains kissed the sky and rivers sang softly, there was a boy named Ayaan. Every spring, the famous Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden would bloom with thousands of colorful tulips—red, yellow, pink, and purple.
Ayaan loved those tulips more than anything. But what made him different was his special hobby—he made tulip cards.
Using fallen petals, handmade paper, and a little paint, Ayaan created beautiful greeting cards. Each card had a pressed tulip petal and a small message like:
"Hope blooms like a tulip in your heart."
Tourists visiting Kashmir would often stop by his small stall near the garden. One day, a traveler from far away bought a card and asked,
“Why do you make these?”
Ayaan smiled and said,
“Because tulips don’t stay forever… but memories can.”
The traveler was touched. He shared Ayaan’s story online, and soon, people from different places started ordering his tulip cards. Ayaan’s small stall turned into a little shop.
But even after becoming popular, Ayaan never changed. Every spring, he still walked through the tulip garden, carefully picking fallen petals and whispering,
“Thank you for making people smile.”
And just like that, the tulips of Kashmir didn’t just bloom in gardens—they bloomed in hearts across the world 🌷
